Reed Publishing

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Reed Publishing
Parent companyPenguin Group
Founded1907
StatusAcquired
GenreBooks, records
Country of origin New Zealand

Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd (formerly A. H. Reed Ltd and A. H. and A. W. Reed Ltd) was one of the leading publishers in New Zealand. [1] It was founded by Alfred Hamish Reed and his wife Isabel in 1907. Reed's nephew Alexander Wyclif Reed joined the firm in 1925. It was a New Zealand literature specialist and general titles publisher, releasing over 100 titles a year including a number of significant New Zealand authors such as Barry Crump, Janet Frame and Witi Ihimaera.

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History

The Reed firm was founded in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1907 by Alfred Hamish Reed and his wife Isabel as a mail-order Sunday school supply business that became called Sunday School Supply Stores. [2] In 1925 Reed's nephew Alexander Wyclif (Clif) Reed joined the firm. [3] In 1932 Clif opened a branch in Wellington. [4] Also in 1932 the firm expanded into publishing, an activity that grew quickly, taking advantage of the shortage of imported books during World War II. [5] In 1934 the firm, called A. H. Reed, adopted the imprint A. H. & A. W. Reed. [6] In 1941 the firm became a limited liability company as A. H. Reed Ltd. [7]

In the 1950s and 1960s A. H. & A. W. Reed issued a number of bestsellers, including books by Barry Crump, and became New Zealand's foremost educational publisher. [5] In the late 1960s the firm was the largest publisher in Australasia [1] and changed its name to A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. [8] In the 1970s Reed had its head office in Wellington and branches in Auckland, Christchurch, Sydney and London. [9] The firm published many popular non-fiction books that "celebrated a distinctly New Zealand way of life", [1] including works in the fields of "back-country tales, books on sport, gardening, cooking and crafts" and illustrated books of "natural history and books of landscape photographs and painting". [5] Books on Māori topics were one of Reed's specialities.

In the 1970s the firm faced growing problems of shrinking markets and increased competition. [5] It was sold to Associated Book Publishers (ABP) in 1983 [10] and, with Methuen Publishing also part of ABP, became "Reed Methuen". [11] In 1987 it became Octopus Publishing (NZ) and published under the Heinemann Reed imprint [12] from 1988. [13] In 1992 British firm Reed International (UK) took over Octopus and the New Zealand company was renamed "Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd". [12] [13] In 2006 it won the Thorpe Bowker Award for Outstanding Achievement in New Zealand Book Publishing. [14] In 2007 it changed its name to "Raupo Publishing (NZ)". [15] Raupo is Maori for bulrush ( Typha orientalis ), a type of reed. Raupo is currently an imprint of the Penguin Group. [16]

Book series

Book series published by Reed included:

Kiwi Pacific Records and Hibiscus Records

In 1957 A.H. & A.W. Reed began producing records "to support the company's Maori language, physical education and folk-dancing school texts". This division of Reed became known as "Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited" and is no longer part of the former company. [19]

Hibiscus Records is a division of Kiwi Pacific Records International and has many Polynesia and Maori titles on CD, specialised in mainly authentic Polynesian music. Many Maori and Pacific Island recordings were released via Kiwi Pacific Records International in Hastings, New Zealand. Many of the recordings were produced and recorded by author James Siers. An example of James Siers work is Bora Bora – Island of Dreams by the Hotel Bora Bora Entertainers, released on Hibiscus HLS-22. [20]

Other authentic recordings are Western Samoa Festival Performers, The Festival Music From Western Samoa released on Hibiscus HLS-72 in 1976, [21] and Western Samoa Teachers Training College – Samoa Song And Rhythm Hibiscus TC HLS-24 in 1972. [22]

Selected releases

EP
LP

"Adventures in Sound" Series, HLS-1 – HLS-6

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Citations

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  2. ↑ Reed & Reed 1957, pp. 14–15.
  3. ↑ Reed & Reed 1957, p. 16.
  4. ↑ Reed & Reed 1957, p. 17.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Caffin, Elizabeth (2006) [Published in print 1998]. "A.H. & A.W. Reed" . In Robinson, Roger; Wattie, Nelson (eds.). The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Bohan 2005, p. 27.
  7. ↑ Caffin, Elizabeth (1998). "Reed, Alexander Wyclif". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Retrieved 4 April 2021– via Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  8. ↑ Bohan 2005, p. 167.
  9. ↑ Peter Beadle, Fiordland , Wellington, Sydney and London: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1973, verso page.
  10. ↑ Stephens, Joy (1 July 2013). "Interview: Ray Richards' lifelong love affair". New Zealand Listener. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Treanor, Pamela. "Reed, Alfred Hamish". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  12. 1 2 Bohan 2005, p. 284.
  13. 1 2 Caffin, Elizabeth (31 October 2014). "Publishing – Publishing in the 1980s and 1990s". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Reed Books, reed.co.uk (archived on archive.org). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  15. ↑ Herrick, Linda (21 November 2007). "International takeover strips Reed of name". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  16. ↑ Penguin Random House New Zealand, publishers.org.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  17. ↑ Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd (Organisation), nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  18. ↑ The Silver Fern Series (A. H. and A. W. Reed) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  19. ↑ Kiwi Records, nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  20. ↑ No. 71 (1973); teaohou.natlib.govt.nz
  21. ↑ Western Samoa Festival Performers, The – Festival Music From Western Samoa; Discogs.com
  22. ↑ Western Samoa Teachers Training College – Samoa Song And Rhythm available from ; Dicogs.com
  23. ↑ Discogs
  24. 1 2 3 4 Discogs Hibiscus
  25. ↑ National Library of New Zealand No. 69 (1971), Records reviewed by Dan Armstrong

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